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Low Carb Keto Sauerkraut and Sausage Balls

I just heard about the tastiest thing.

My sister has been road tripping out West and she came across an appetizer called a sauerkraut ball. When I heard those two words I was like:

How could I have never heard about sauerkraut balls before?

And how in the world do you make them?

A quick internet search revealed that they are kind of croquette made by frying up a mixture of sauerkraut, sausage and cream cheese that has been dredged in bread crumbs.

So it was no problem making a low carb version of sauerkraut balls. I just replaced the bread crumbs with a mixture of parmesan cheese, almond flour and nutritional yeast. And instead of frying them, I decided to spray them with cooking spray and bake them up in the oven. Soon I had a tasty low carb snack with only 2g net carbs each.

Hi. Love sauerkraut balls and so excited to think I can have them on a keto diet. Confused though as to why you sprayed and baked instead of frying in oil since keto diet requires / finds desirable extra fat so why not cook in coconut or olive oil ? Is it because they would fall apart or…? And also not familiar with using the yeast, wonder if there are carbs in that & What other purposes it would have on the keto diet, like how else could it be used? Thanks so much!

Yay! I’m so glad you are going to give the sauerkraut balls a try. And you are right about frying, I don’t think that the balls would hold together in a fryer. Nutritional yeast is different than the active yeast you use in bread. It’s a seasoning that gives a little punch of cheesy flavor to the sauerkraut balls. But if you don’t have it, you can substitute more parmesan cheese. No biggie.

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DISCLAIMER: I’m a home cook, not a nutritionist, so please take my advice with a grain of salt. I calculate the nutritional information using the Lose It app, which sometimes contains errors. When using erythritol in a recipe, I leave this information out of the nutritional info because it has zero calories and zero net carbs. You should also know that there are affiliate links on my website, so if you follow them, I’ll receive a small commission. And I do sponsored posts from time to time, but my opinions are my own.